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Examining the protective influence of posttraumatic growth on interpersonal suicide risk factors in a 6-week longitudinal study

Yasdiman, Meryem Betul; Townsend, Ellen; Blackie, Laura E. R.

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Meryem Betul Yasdiman



Abstract

Research has found an inverse relationship between posttraumatic growth (PTG) and suicidal ideation in military and community samples that holds when controlling for other suicide risk factors. However, further research is needed into the underlying mechanisms to clarify how PTG protects against the formation of suicidal ideation. The current two-wave longitudinal study examined whether perceiving PTG from recent adverse circumstances while in a national lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic attenuated the positive relationship of two interpersonal suicide risk factors – perceived burdensomeness (PB) and thwarted belonginess (TB)–over 6 weeks. Participants (n = 170) were recruited online from Prolific from income-deprived areas in the United Kingdom (mean age = 37.65; SD = 12.50; 53.5% female). Post-hoc power analyses indicated we had insufficient power to examine the hypothesised mediation for TB. We examined whether PTG mediated the relationship between PB at wave 1 and wave 2 while controlling for depression and anxiety in a sample of individuals at-risk for suicidal ideation. PTG did significantly and partially mediate the positive relationship between PB at wave 1 and 2. We discuss the theoretical and clinical implications that could result if future research successfully replicates these initial exploratory findings.

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Yasdiman, M. B., Townsend, E., & Blackie, L. E. R. (2022). Examining the protective influence of posttraumatic growth on interpersonal suicide risk factors in a 6-week longitudinal study. Frontiers in Psychology, 13, Article 998836. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.998836

Journal Article Type Article
Acceptance Date Oct 6, 2022
Online Publication Date Oct 20, 2022
Publication Date Oct 20, 2022
Deposit Date Nov 23, 2022
Publicly Available Date Mar 28, 2024
Journal Frontiers in Psychology
Electronic ISSN 1664-1078
Peer Reviewed Peer Reviewed
Volume 13
Article Number 998836
DOI https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.998836
Keywords Psychology, posttraumatic growth, suicide, burdensomeness, thwarted belongingness, longitudinal design
Public URL https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/13449784
Publisher URL https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2022.998836/full

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